When you walk down the street of Kabul your values for life changes, they do change.

I can't imagine anything worse than trying to impress a girl with dinner. To be honest, I'm always impressing myself, not other people.

I find supermarkets fascinating places. It's extraordinary, you can buy anything there.

People who can give themselves every day. They're the people that I admire, they're real people.

If the lift is broken, I'll just sit and wait for them to sort it out. I don't believe in friendly conversation or chit-chat.

I cannot teach anybody how to cook. All I can do is show them, share methods with them.

I came from the old world of gastronomy. Many years ago I walked into the kitchens of the Hotel St George and I feel very fortunate that I worked for chefs that were behind their stoves. I saw that world of gastronomy. I can sit here today and say that I saw the golden age of gastronomy. It's gone, it's gone. It's never going to have that anymore, once the accountants get involved the romance fades. That's the reality.